“Quiet reminds us that not all knowledge can be packaged into words, sentences, and speeches. Certainly, centering needs to be anchored in a spiritual life that includes many different types of prayer, but centering prayer is a uniquely deeper dive into our relationship with Jesus.” (from St. Anthony Messenger)

Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer. Practiced individually or in community, it is both an openness to a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship. Centering Prayer is not meant to replace other kinds of prayer. Rather, it adds depth of meaning to all prayer and facilitates the movement from more active modes of prayer into a receptive prayer of resting in God. Centering Prayer emphasizes prayer as a personal relationship with God and as a movement beyond conversation with Christ to communion with Christ.

We at Notre Dame of Mt Carmel share the gift of Centering Prayer and Lectio Divina in several prayer communities and invite you to join whether you are new to Centering Prayer or a long time practitioner.